New article: “The Unbearable Green Demon”: A Critical Analysis of Press Representation around the Extermination of Monk Parakeets in Madrid
New article: “The Unbearable Green Demon”: A Critical Analysis of Press Representation around the Extermination of Monk Parakeets in Madrid
New article: “The Unbearable Green Demon”: A Critical Analysis of Press Representation around the Extermination of Monk Parakeets in Madrid
Laura Fernández (CritiCC), José A. Moreno (CritiCC) and Alejandro Suárez Domínguez have published this new article in Journalism and Media. This article is included in the special issue Communication in Defense of Nonhuman Animals during an Extinction and Climate Crisis coordinated by Núria Almiron and Carrie P. Freeman.
26.06.2022
“The Unbearable Green Demon”: A Critical Analysis of Press Representation around the Extermination of Monk Parakeets in Madrid
Abstract
We examine the press representation of monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) and their population management in Madrid city. To do this, we analyze mentions of this species in six Spanish newspapers for the case of Madrid. We apply a mixed methodology composed of framing, text analysis, and sentiment analysis. This multi-method approach allows us to further examine the framing and word choice of the newspapers, concluding that the press representation of monk parakeets has been biased and non-ethically led. We discuss this outcome by proposing a media representation guided by non-speciesist ethical framings and avoiding the objectification of nonhuman animals,
Keywords: monk parakeet; Madrid; press representation; invasive species; conservationism; control methods; speciesism; framing analysis; text analysis; sentiment analysis
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2673- 5172/3/3/27
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